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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E

Mar 3, 2026 at 7:33 pm
Max View in 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E
Begins: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:43 pm
Maximum: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 7:33 pm 1.150 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:23 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes

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March 3, 2026 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:44 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 69°
-26.1°
5:50 pm Tue, Mar 3 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 77°
-12.3°
6:43 pm Tue, Mar 3 Rising Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. Map direction East 82°
-0.2°
7:04 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 84°
4.0°
7:33 pm Tue, Mar 3
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction East 87°
10.3°
8:02 pm Tue, Mar 3
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East 90°
16.7°
9:17 pm Tue, Mar 3
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East 99°
33.1°
10:23 pm Tue, Mar 3
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-southeast 109°
47.3°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E

Eclipse Visibility From 23°49'52.7"N, 108°46'36.6"E Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Dec 21, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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